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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797881503321

Autore

Sewell James Patrick

Titolo

Functionalism and world politics : a study based on United Nations programs financing economic development / / James Patrick Sewell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, N.J. : , : Princeton University Press, , 1966

©1966

ISBN

1-4008-7621-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (374 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Princeton Legacy Library ; ; 1985

Disciplina

338.91

Soggetti

Development banks

Finance - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Part I. Functional Approach, Functionalist Argument -- I. An Introductory Exposition -- II. The Argument Examined: Criticism and Operationalization -- Part II. Financing Economic Development Through the United Nations System -- III. The Financing of Economic Development: A Narrative Introduction -- IV. Functional Consequences: Structural Support Capacity -- V. Functional Consequences: Problem-Solving and the Change of Attitudes -- Part III. The Functionalist Thesis Reexamined -- VI. An Essay in Interpretation -- VII. Beyond Interpretation -- Bibliography of Selected Items -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Finance Corporation, the International Development Association, and the United Nations Special Fund are considered. Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.